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"Flags of Belgium" redirects here. For the current national flag of Belgium, see
Flag of Belgium .
Flags on a Flemish townhall with (left to right) the European, Belgian and Flemish Community flags Flags on a townhall in Mechelen with (left to right) the flags of Antwerp , Flanders , Belgium , Europe and Mechelen . The royal standard of King Albert II This is a list of flags used in Belgium .
Flag
Date
Use
Description
1831–present
Flag of Belgium A vertical tricolour of black, yellow, and red with a 13:15 ratio. Technically the national flag, but rarely seen in the officially approved dimensions.
Flag
Date
Use
Description
1831–present
Civil ensign of BelgiumA vertical tricolour of black, yellow, and red with a 2:3 ratio.
1950–present
State ensign of BelgiumA vertical tricolour of black, yellow, and red defaced by a lion rampant ensigned by a crown, both sable (black), the lion armed and langued gules (red).
Regions and communities [ edit ] Each royal standard for a monarch is a square rouge ponceau banner of the royal arms, personalised with the king's cypher in each corner.
Flag
Date
Use
Description
800-888[ 2]
Imperial Orilflamme of Charlemagne
A 3 pointed green field with 8 golden crosses and 6 flowers.
early 1400s[ 2]
Imperial Banner of the Holy Roman Emperor An Imperial Eagle displayed with a halo sable armed and langued gules
862–1797[ 2]
Flag of the County of Flanders
A yellow flag with a black lion in the center.
900–1477[ 2]
Flag of the County of Hainaut
A yellow quartered banner with black and red lions.
1183–1794[ 2]
Flag of the Duchy of Brabant
A golden lion on a black field.
1482–1714[ 2]
Flag of Spanish Netherlands
A white flag with the cross of Burgundy .
1482–1714[ 2]
Civil Ensign of Spanish Netherlands
A horizontal tricolour of red, white and yellow, with the Cross of Burgundy in the centre.
1713–1740[ 2]
Flag of the Archduchy of Austria
A yellow field with a black double headed eagle with a crown on top and carrying the tricolored arms of Austria on his chest.
1781–1786[ 3]
Flag of the Austrian Netherlands
A tricolour, with three equal horizontal bands of red, white and gold with the arms of Austria.
1789–1790
Flag of the Brabant Revolution
A tricolour, with three equal horizontal bands of red, black and yellow.
~1790s
Flag of the Prince-Bishopric of Liège , also of the Republic of Liège
A bicolour, with two equal vertical bands of red and yellow.
1830–1831
Flag of the Belgian Revolution
A tricolour, with three equal horizontal bands of black, yellow and red.
c. 1865 Fanion of the Belgian Legion during the French intervention in Mexico Tricolour of the Mexican Empire , superimposed with the Belgian tricolour to top left.
1883–1920
Flag of Neutral Moresnet
A tricolour, with three equal horizontal bands of black, white and blue.
House flags of Belgian freight companies [ edit ]
Flag
Date
Use
Description
1957–present
Unofficial flag of Benelux A Dutch tricolour superimposed with a rampant lion and black square
1955–present
Flag of Europe A circle of 12 5-pointed gold (yellow) stars on a blue field.
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